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Category Archives: City
Former City Attorney Feuer Obstructed Justice
There’s an old saying “the chickens come home to roost” meaning the consequences of doing wrong always catches up with the wrong doer. Finally, former L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer, who ran unsuccessfully for Mayor (2022) and U.S. Congress (2024), … Continue reading
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More than 1,200 City-Owned Homeless Housing Units Remain Vacant Two Years after $800 Million Buying Spree
By CHRIS LEGRAS, JAMIE PAIGE (Editor’s Note: This story, which ran today, May 14, in the Westside Current is printed by permission.) Many vacancies are in luxury buildings for which the City paid premium prices. It’s an odd location for … Continue reading
Posted in City, Homelessness
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The Homeless Keep Growing on the Streets Because of Building Mismanagement
“Unlike private developers, the builders of these government-funded projects actually make more money the more they spend, because their ‘developer fees’ are calculated as a percentage of the cost of building the project.” Westside Current CTN … Continue reading
Posted in City, Homelessness
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Political Vendor Sets up on Via de la Paz
A street vendor, with politically-themed T-shirts, hats and other memorabilia is selling on the sidewalk on Via de la Paz. There have been several residents upset about not only selling on the sidewalk, but also his merchandize that includes T-shirts … Continue reading
Posted in City, County Supervisors
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Safe Parking: The Emperor’s New Clothes
Hans Christian Anderson wrote a folk tale about an emperor who is obsessed with fancy new clothes, and spent lavishly on them at the expense of the state. Two con men, posing as weavers, offer to supply the emperor with … Continue reading
Posted in City, County Supervisors, Homelessness
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Caltrans Updates the Tramonto Slide and Reopening a Lane of PCH
One northbound lane of PCH was closed in mid-February by Caltrans. Caltrans in a May 7 statement said the right-bound lane was closed for safety because of a slide that occurred in mid-February and worsened by a second series of … Continue reading
Posted in City, Community, Real Estate
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The Hypocrisy of Homeless Advocates Is Deadly
By TIM CAMPBELL Most of my columns focus on the numbers and costs of homelessness policy. I believe if you present facts and figures in their proper context, most reasonable people will draw the appropriate conclusions. But we must remember there … Continue reading
Posted in City, General, Homelessness, Viewpoint
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Caltrans Says Tramonto Slide Repairs Must Start at Top
Caltrans Public Information Officer Marc Bishoff in an April 30 statement regarding the Tramonto slide said that Caltrans cannot fix the northbound lane of Pacific Coast Highway until Los Angeles takes care of the origin of the slide, which is … Continue reading
Reader Questions Mayor Karen Bass’ Statement
In her state of the city address from City Hall on April 15, Mayor Karen Bass spoke about homelessness. She called on businesses, wealthy individuals and charitable organizations to help out. “We are asking the most fortunate Angelenos to participate … Continue reading
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LAHSA Housed Three People: the Cost Was $1.37 Million Per Person
(Editor’s note: This story first appeared on CityWatch on April 11, under the headline “What Does The City’s New Homeless Program Performance Website Tell Us.” Its author Tim Campbell wrote CTN that there was too much data for one story … Continue reading
Posted in City, Homelessness
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